Investigation of musculoskeletal disorders in Yutab factory and its relationship with postural at work, work experience and body mass index

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1 Assistant Professor of Corrective Exercises and Sport Injuries, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University, Tehran, Iran

2 Master of Corrective Exercises and Sport Injuries, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Islamic Azad University Karaj Branch, karaj, Iran.

10.48301/kssa.2022.340560.2089

Abstract

The purpose of the present study was to investigate Prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders in Yutab factory and its relationship with posture at work, work experience and body mass index. 60 workers of Yutab factory participated in the research based on inclusion and exclusion criteria. Musculoskeletal Disorders analyzed by the Nordic Questionnaire, Work experience analyzed by a questionnaire and work related posture analyzed by REBA test. Workers' body mass index was also obtained by scale and height gauges using the formula (weight (kg)/ (height (m)) 2). Descriptive test were used to investigate the prevalence of disorders and Spearman test was used to investigate the relationship between the variables at a significance level of 0.95. The results of descriptive test showed that in the last 12 months lumbar region with 55%, wrist with 48% and upper back with 45%, in last week wrist region with 45.6% and upper back with 40.4% and in present the neck area with 39.7% and in the waist and neck area with 37.3% each had the highest prevalence of disorders. Also, the results of Spearman correlation test showed a significant relationship between all variables of postural at work (REBA test), work experience and body mass index with the most common skeletal disorders (P = 0.001 in all variables). Based on the results, we conclude that corrective measures, sports exercises, ergonomic interventions, and rest periods during work should be applied as soon as possible to improve the musculoskeletal disorders of the workers of the Yutab factory.

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Karafan Quarterly Scientific Journal

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Available Online from 28 November 2022

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  • Receive Date: 03 May 2022
  • Revise Date: 06 November 2022
  • Accept Date: 27 November 2022

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